International Fulbright Science & Tech Award
The International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
The International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
, a component of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, supports doctoral study at leading U.S. institutions in science, technology, engineering or related fields for outstanding foreign students.
The Fulbright S&T Award is designed to be the most prestigious international scholarship in science and technology and to demonstrate the United States' commitment to welcoming top-notch future researchers and leaders to pursue serious scientific study and research at U.S. institutions.
Grantees receive three years of Fulbright funding from the U.S. Department of State followed by support from their U.S. host institution until the completion of Ph.D. programs.
Eligible fields of study are as follows:
> Aeronautics and Astronomics / Aeronautical Engineering
> Agriculture (theoretical/research)
> Astronomy / Planetary Sciences
> Biology
> Biomedical Engineering
> Chemistry
> Computer Sciences / Engineering
> Energy
> Engineering (electrical, chemical, civil, ocean, mechanical, and petroleum)
> Environmental Science / Engineering
> Geology / Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
> Information Sciences (Engineering focus)
> Materials Science / Engineering
> Mathematics
> Neurosciences
> Oceanography
> Physics
> Public Health (research or theoretical focus only)
Please note recruitment for the International Fulbright Science and Technology Program has been suspended for the 2013-2014 program year. Decisions for the 2012 cohort have been announced. Please check with the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country or the Fulbright S&T website to learn of updates for program recruitment in Spring 2013.
Fulbright Video
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Watch the promotional video to get an overview of the Fulbright S&T Program. It includes interviews with S&T Fellows, and staff members from the State Department and the Institute of International Education.
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Chathra Hendahewa, International Fulbright Science & Technology Award Student from Sri Lanka, discusses her grant to study computer science at Rutgers University.
News and Highlights
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Fulbright S&T Fellow's Project Promotes Scientific Collaboration between Chile and the U.S.
Eduardo Bendek, a Fulbright S&T Fellow and optical engineer from Chile, established the Optical Outreach Abroad project, which aims to increase scientific collaboration between the U.S. and Chile through workshops for graduate students, observatory engineers, and local astronomers, as well as visits to Santiago high schools.